Posted on April 13, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Ninja Theory’s take on the Devil May Cry franchise, “DMC: Devil May Cry”, turned a lot of heads when it was unveiled a few years ago. New details surrounding the game’s plot and gameplay came to light at the Captivate ’12 event in Rome this past week.
DmC will take Dante back to his roots as he learns what it means to be the child of a devil and angel. Both of these sides can be called upon allowing him access to varying abilities as well as changing his weapon, the Rebellion Sword.Read More
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Posted on April 13, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Capcom has announced the next entry in the Lost Planet franchise will be heading to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC sometime early next year. The game centers around protagonist Jin, who accepts a hazardous contract on the planet EDN III. He is part of a pioneering force sent to the plant to prepare it for colonization.
Lost Planet 3 aims to return to the series roots, that means braving an ever changing climate and collecting resourcesto keep yourself from succumbing to mother nature. It wouldn’t be a Lost Planet title with the presence of fierce arachnids and the abolity to blow them away with a mech suit.
If you’re aching to kick some arachnid before LP3 ships in 2013 you could always pick up for the first two, or check out the trailer and screenshots CapCom have released after the jump. Read More
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Posted on April 11, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Fans of the Tekken series won’t have to wait long for the next entry in the franchise. The long in development Tekken Tag Tournament 2 will be released for both the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 this September the publisher has announced.
With the announcement of the release4 window Namco Bandai also highlighted two other features of the game. The first is the character roster featuring an impressive 50 characters pulled from the six+ games in the Tekken canon. The second part of the announcement had to do with the various modes available to players.Read More
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Posted on April 11, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Akira Toriyama’s hammy long running anime series Dragon Ball Z will be shouting its way on to Xbox 360 Kinect this October thanks to Namco Bandai and Funimation, the holders of the western license for DBZ. This new game is the fourth iteration on Microsoft’s latest home console after Burst Limit and Raging Blast 1 & 2.
Dragon Ball Z Kinect boasts over 100 different moves mapped to various physical movements. Developer Spike Chunsoft has included brand new high definition footage that has never been included in a North American or European DBZ titles.
I’m guessing this game will increase the number of people screaming “Kamhamha” at their televisions tenfold. Hopefully we’ll get more information on Dragon Ball Z Kinect soon.
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Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be joining the ancient order of the assassins with the release of new downloadable content for the game. Crossing over with Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise a new add-on costume was revealed for the main protagonists Noel and Serah.
Noel will be given the Assassin Treatment with a new outfit based upon Ezio Auditore’s threads in Assassin’s Creed Revelations. Serah will be receiving two additional costumes as well based on The Defender and Exposure.
These brand new cross over costumes will be available for 400 Microsoft points ($5) on April 10th. Check out screenshots of the new costumes after the jump.Read More
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Tecmo Koei’s strategy RPG crossover with those adorable Pocket Monsters, Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition, will be heading stateside this June. The game will receive a name change coming to North America as Pokémon Conquest.
While Nintendo will be handling the publishing the game was actually developed by Tecmo, whose long time Nobunaga’s Ambition franchise has been ongoing since 1983 and has seen releases on various platforms over the years including the Sega Genesis, Playstation 1 &2 and now the Nintendo DS.Read More
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Posted on April 4, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
38 Studios’ Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is about to get a little larger with the release of Teeth of Naros on April 17th for both Xbox 360, PSN and Windows PC. This expansion packs 20 brand new quests, floating cities, 18 new weapons and new monsters to slay.
Are you willing to face a new race of giants introduced in Teeth of Naros? Hopefully they won’t be like Skyrim’s who can send you flying with one swift punch.
Teeth of Naros will be available for 800 Microsoft points or $10 USD.
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Posted on April 3, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Funcom’s long in development MMORPG The Secret World hopes to spook a whole new audience with the announcement of pre-order Beta access and early access to the final game. Pre-orders will be able to gain access to the game 4 days early on June 15th.
If you pre-order The Secret World you’ll also be given preferential access to the game’s Beta Test weekends next month. Considering over 700,000 people have registered to Beta Test the game, this is a considerable advantage for all of you want-to-be paranormals out there.
For more details on Funcom’s pre-order program or The Secret World head on over to their official website.
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Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Grasshopper Manufacture’s next project Lolipop Chainsaw is heavily influenced by the Punk & Rock movements of the 80’s if the art style and aesthetics didn’t already give that away. The game’s sound director Akira Yamaoka and Jimmy Urine of Mindself Self Indulgence fame come together to discuss the game’s sound track in this latest promotional video.
Each character’s personally inspired the type of music for each of the game’s characters/bosses. Akira mentions that 1980s rock left a big impression on him and that lead to some of their choices for not only the original tracks featured in the game but also some of the licensed music Grasshopper has included.
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Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
The first downloadable expansion for Tropic 4, Modern Times, is now available through Steam and Amazon for $20 USD. If you are not a fan of digital copies and would rather have a boxed copy you’ll be able to pick one up at EB Games/Gamestop and other brick & mortar retail.
Modern Times brings Tropic 4 out of the 50s aesthetic that has defined the series for some time.As a more modern ruler of the People’s Republic of Tropico you will have to deal with the Cuban Missie Crisis, the Assassination of JFK and even the 2008 financial crisis. Long time fans of Tropic will love the addition of new buildings like the oppressive Police Swat headquarters or the ability to establish a communist space program.
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Posted on March 31, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Zipper Interactive the Sony first party developer behind the Soccom, Mag and Unit 13 franchises have been shuttered by Sony Computer Interactive. Confirmation of the closure comes after a turbulent week for the developer as rumors of the closure swirled online. According to reports Zipper employed 80 people before their demise.
In statement issued to the press Sony said the closure of Zipper Interactive is part of their normal “cycle of resource re-alignment. Check out the full statement below:Read More
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Posted on March 27, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
The hardware under the Wii U’s hood has been kept under wraps since Nintendo unveiled the console this past June. Speaking to Develop Vigil Game’s Marvin Donald says that the Wii U graphical prowess is on par with what we have experienced with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
“So far the [Wii U] hardware’s been on par with what we have with the current generations” said Donald to Develop.Read More
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Posted on March 27, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
The next entry in Namco Bandai’s “Tales of” series might be one step closer to a North American release with the news that the publisher has trademarked Tales of Xillia in North America.
Xillia, the 13th major release in the Tales series, was released in Japan this past September. The game uses the series staple real time battle system where up to four characters battle monsters/enemies using “artes” (special attacks). Bringing subtle changes to the series established Tales formula Xillia allows multiple characters to combine their attacks mid-battle. The game’s perspective also changes in Xillia from a top down perspective to a third person “behind the back” camera.
The last North American releases in the Tales series came within a month of each other over the last few weeks. Tales of the Abyss was released on February 14th for the Nintendo 3DS and Tales of Graces F was released on March 6th for the Playstation 3.
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Posted on March 26, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Sega has announced some brand new details for their upcoming MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2. The game was previously confirmed for the PS Vita as well as Windows PC and has now been confirmed for Japanese Smartphones.
The publisher also confirmed that the PC version will be free-to-play supported by in-game micro transactions. Micro transactions will also be supported on the PS Vita and Mobile versions, whoever it is unknown if players will have to play for the client software. Unlike other “free 2 play” MMOs the in-game store will not restrict free players to a certain level cap or offer experience boosts. Items purchased with “AresCash” (in game currency) will be used for cosmetic changes to player’s characters.
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Posted on March 24, 2012 by Rae Michelle Richards
Bethesda Softworks may have cancelled Human Head’s upcoming Prey 2. The sequel to 2006’s Prey painted a very picture than its predecessor. In Prey 2 Players take the role of a human Air Marital turned bounty hunter on stranded on alien world.
As GameTrailers points out this isn’t the first bump on the road to going gold for Human Head Studios. The publisher apparently cancelled the dev’s scheduled 3 part talk earlier this month’s Game’s Development Conference in San Francisco.Read More
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